The City of Edmonton is one of 34 finalists participating in the 2014 Earth Hour City Challenge. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) chose Edmonton as a finalist from among the 163 entrants because of its impressive actions on climate change.

An expert jury will now review the actions and commitments reported by these cities and identify one sustainability leader per country for the National Earth Hour Capital Awards. Edmonton is among three Canadian cities in the running.

“We are thrilled to be recognized by the WWF for our goal of creating a carbon neutral future,” said Mark Brostrom, Director, Office of Environment, City of Edmonton. “We were selected as a finalist based on our focus on reducing building and transport emissions, coupled with a renewable energy taskforce and an energy transition plan which is in development.”

For more information, please contact Maya Filipovic (Communications Advisor) at 780-496-8196 or 780-293-2488